Springsteen New Year Link Roundup, Grammy Tribute Concert Edition

Thursday

Jan 3, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Is anyone else a tad queasy about the just-announced Bruce Springsteen benefit tribute concert being mounted by MusiCares? I’m picturing Elton John hunched over on his piano stool skewering “Thunder Road,” and it’s not a pleasant image. For some reason I’m reminded of that time Elton sang “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Axy Rose, which still shows up in my nightmares from time to time.

But Neil Young and Mumford & Sons will probably do justice to Springsteen’s catalog (excuse me, “Mr. Springsteen’s catalog,” to quote the New York Times), and personally I’d love to hear Mavis Staples tear into “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.” Not that I’ll necessarily get the chance; there’s no word of a broadcast, so we’ll have to count on the mucky-mucks who could afford tickets to shoot clips with their iPhones. Do mucky-mucks do that kind of thing? [UPDATE: Rolling Stone is now saying the concert will be broadcast on CBS, so set your DVR!]

• Finally, if you aren’t itching for Bruce to get back on tour yet, you will after watching this terrific concert clip compilation by @JerseyDeb. It’s feeling like an E Street 2013!

Fast Tube by Casper

Pete Chianca

Is anyone else a tad queasy about the just-announced Bruce Springsteen benefit tribute concert being mounted by MusiCares? I’m picturing Elton John hunched over on his piano stool skewering “Thunder Road,” and it’s not a pleasant image. For some reason I’m reminded of that time Elton sang “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Axy Rose, which still shows up in my nightmares from time to time.

But Neil Young and Mumford & Sons will probably do justice to Springsteen’s catalog (excuse me, “Mr. Springsteen’s catalog,” to quote the New York Times), and personally I’d love to hear Mavis Staples tear into “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.” Not that I’ll necessarily get the chance; there’s no word of a broadcast, so we’ll have to count on the mucky-mucks who could afford tickets to shoot clips with their iPhones. Do mucky-mucks do that kind of thing? [UPDATE: Rolling Stone is now saying the concert will be broadcast on CBS, so set your DVR!]